Recognizing the immense capacity of the popular arts to bring people together, inspire creativity and imagination, promote critical thinking, and instill the universal values of truth, justice, and equality.

Popular arts would be recognized for bringing people together, sparking creativity and critical thinking, and promoting values like truth, justice, and equality. The resolution’s findings note nearly 5 million Americans work in arts and cultural production, the sector makes up about 4.4% of U.S. GDP and contributes over $1 trillion a year, and it highlights global entertainment markets such as gaming and television that generate hundreds of billions in revenue while affirming the role of union labor and the need for fair wages, representation, and dignity for creators.